Family of God

"For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named..." (Ephesians 3:14-15).

The family of God. It's probably the most misunderstood concept in all of Christianity—and the reason you're here. Who makes up the family of God and how can you be a part of it? Find out below.

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Tengo Famiglia (Reflections on Our Spiritual Family)

During my parents' 50th anniversary we saw a play that got me thinking more about our heavenly Father and His family.
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God's Elect

Did you get tired of hearing about the election?
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Millennium

Learn what God's Elect will do during the Millennium.
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Tengo Famiglia (Reflections on Our Spiritual Family)

During my parents' 50th anniversary we saw a play that got me thinking more about our heavenly Father and His family.
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Playing Favorites

We can joke about favorite children, but it is not a joke to those who are not favorites. Understand how every person is special with God.
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“Even So, Come, Lord Jesus!”

Facing family tragedy, there was a haunting familiarity in my grief. What I ’ve learned has changed my outlook on the world, and the future.
We Are But Man
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We Are But Man

Whether wealthy elite or ragged vagabond, without Christ in us we are but man.
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In Psalm 139: 13-16, it reads "In your book were written all the days that were formed for me, when none of them as yet existed" implies that our lives are predetermined by God? If not, why not?

In the article on abortion in the most recent issue, you quote Psalm 139:13-16 to demonstrate God's concern for the unborn. Is free will just an illusion?
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Can Science Give Us Eternal Life?

Man has made great strides in technology and medicine, raising the hope that human immortality may be just around the corner. How have these advances come about, and what do they mean for you?
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The Human Genome Project Decoding the Mystery of Man

In an ambitious effort comparable to the race to put a man on the moon, the Human Genome Project aims to decode each of the 80,000-100,000 genes that comprise the instruction book for forming a human being. With more than...
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Your publications state that God loves me. How can you know that God loves me?

God loves all human beings. It is our Creator's desire that all attain everlasting life in His Kingdom.
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The High Calling of Women in the Church

When Loma Armstrong was called to understand the Sabbath in the 1920s, God used her to teach her husband, Herbert W. Armstrong. Though he did his best to disprove it, after six months of intensive study, he finally had to...
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What Does the Bible Say About the "Immortal Soul"?

Many people think the Bible says we have an immortal soul destined, at death, for heaven, hell or purgatory. What does the Bible say?
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The Resurrection: The Astounding Biblical Truth

The concept of a resurrection to life—a biblical teaching few understand—was no longer an intangible promise from the pages of the Bible. The resurrection suddenly became a real event for me. I saw it for the first time for what...
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Hope for Unbelieving Loved Ones

What a comfort it is to know the truth of God, that God "is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance" (2 Peter 3:9).
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In Brief...World News Review - Unfortunate Rise in Anglo/American Unmarried Couples

The U.S. Census Bureau reports that more than four million American households consist of unmarried couples living together.
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The Ultimate Rejection

God Himself experienced painful rejection almost from the time of man's creation.
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Why Is the Holy Spirit Called 'He' and 'Him'?

Many people assume that the Holy Spirit is a personal being based on references to that Spirit as "he," "him" and "himself" in the Bible. This confusion arises because of the use of gender pronouns in the Greek language in...
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Confusion About the Trinity Teaching

Many assume that the Holy Spirit, along with God the Father and Jesus Christ the Son, form what is commonly known as the Trinity. Did this doctrine originate in the Bible or in the early Church?
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Utopia Fantasy or Future Reality

What kind of utopian world does this Being foretell? He speaks of a world that addresses all the stated threats to human survival. According to the Worldwatch Institute, civilization faces three imminent limits...
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